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From YouTube: MAY 5 2022 Statements Doug Routley
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Through
the
healthy
watersheds
initiative,
our
government
has
invested
27
million
dollars
into
more
than
60
projects
aimed
at
restoring
and
preserving
watersheds
and
wetlands,
including
two
projects
in
the
couch
and
valley,
couch
and
tribes
have
received
2.8
million
dollars
to
lead
two
projects
which
are
also
supporting
53
jobs
in
our
community.
The
first
project
includes
extensive
work
to
rehabilitate
the
couch
and
cox
island
rivers
by
focusing
on
sediment
management
and
habitat
rehabilitation.
A
Work
involves
removing
ninety
thousand
cubic
meters
of
sediment
across
six
sites,
repairing
the
hatchery
and
old
south
side,
dikes
excavating
and
reactivating
side
channels
and
monitoring
of
sites
for
flood
and
drought
management.
The
second
is
funding
to
help
build
a
water
sustainability
plan
for
the
cuaxello
stolo,
the
coaxial
river
watershed.
A
Mr
speaker,
I'd
like
to
use
the
remaining
moments
of
my
time
to
remember
and
honor
the
missing
and
murdered
indigenous
women
and
girls
from
the
whole
communion
speaking
territories,
of
which
I
represent
the
lost
to
the
couch
and
lake
couch
and
halalt
penelope,
lioxon,
sunimus
and
sunamu
people,
and
may
there
may
their
memories
be
a
blessing.
Thank
you.